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Logical Volume Expansion With Linux LVM

Sometimes we just run out of space in filesystems. Whether due to lack of understanding of application storage needs, poor planning or we just need extra space for a development effort, we find it necessary to add disk. Virtualization gives us the ability to quickly provision new virtual disks that behave identically to physical ones. [...]

I’m a Janitor

A good friend once told me that System Administrators are a lot like Janitors. As long as we’re doing our jobs, no one knows we exist. We lurk in the shadows of the data center like trolls. Though I prefer the term “Custodian”, since it conveys the sentiment of being a care taker. Which is [...]